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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
610 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

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LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-
EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-
IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-
ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
LOWER ST. BERNARD-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
610 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

MARINE HAZARDS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND
LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS TONIGHT AS CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT DUE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH
SEAS.

RIVER FLOODING...
MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN IN HIGH FLOWS OR IN FLOOD. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR MORE
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP IN THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO
THURSDAY AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. A COLD AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE AS MOISTURE INCREASES
OVER THE REGION ON THURSDAY. LIGHT RAIN IS LIKELY DURING THE
AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY...AND SOME LIGHT SLEET MAY MIX IN NEAR THE
INTERSTATE 10 AND 12 CORRIDORS. A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.

ON THURSDAY NIGHT...WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. A HEAVY
BAND OF PRECIPITATION MAY DEVELOP ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 10 AND 12 CORRIDOR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI...PORTIONS OF THE UPPER FLORIDA PARISHES AND NORTH OF
BATON ROUGE. IN THESE AREAS...THE RAIN MAY CHANGE OVER TO MOSTLY
SNOW AND A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
METROPOLITAN BATON ROUGE...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHSHORE...AND AREAS
JUST INLAND FROM THE COAST IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. IF MORE SNOW
THAN RAIN FALLS...THERE COULD BE LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY
FRIDAY MORNING IN THESE AREAS TOO.

FARTHER SOUTH...AREAS SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE MAINLY RAIN FROM THIS SYSTEM.
HOWEVER...SOME LIGHT SLEET COULD MIX IN DURING THE ONSET ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. ANY SLEET IS EXPECTED TO FALL ON SURFACES THAT WILL BE
WELL ABOVE FREEZING...SO NO SIGNIFICANT ICING OF ROADS OR BRIDGES IS
EXPECTED IN THIS AREA AT THIS TIME.

ALL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END FRIDAY MORNING WEST OF LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN AND INTERSTATE 55...AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON OVER
AREAS TO THE EAST AND SOUTH.

MARINE HAZARDS...
CONDITIONS MAY REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT WEDNESDAY MORNING
ACROSS THE OUTER PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS. THE NEXT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS FOR
SMALL CRAFT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

RIVER FLOODING...
MANY RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN HIGH FLOWS OR IN FLOOD. PLEASE REFER
TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR MORE
DETAILS.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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